Legends of the Old WestllFamous Cowboys, Lawmen, Outlaws and Pioneers,with images and information(Also see Famous Cowboy Characters, and Famous Cowboys Actors
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Pioneers of the Old West sorted by Cause of Death
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Jesse Chisholm Birth Name: Jesse Chisholm • Indian trader, guide, and interpreter; namesake to the ChisholmTrail Born: 1806, ? ? → Died: 1868, March 4 Age: 62y ?m ?d → Cause of death: food poisoning | |
Oliver Loving Birth Name: Oliver Loving • First cattledriver; founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail; "The Dean of Texas Trail Drivers" Born: 1812, December 4 → Died: 1867, September 25 Age: 54y 9m 21d → Cause of death: gangrene from a battle wound | |
Ella Watson Birth Name: Ellen Liddy Watson ("Cattle Kate") • Pioneer of Wyoming, accused of cattle rustling by powerful cattlemen Born: 1861, July 2 → Died: 1889, July 20 Age: 28y 0m 18d → Cause of death: hanged by irate cattle men | |
Kit Carson Birth Name: Christopher Houston Carson • Scout, trapper; much involved with Indian affairs Born: 1809, December 24 → Died: 1868, May 23 Age: 58y 4m 29d → Cause of death: heart attack | |
Bose Ikard Birth Name: Bose Ikard • Cowboy, helped in opening up the Goodnight-Loving Trail Born: 1843, ? ? → Died: 1929, January 4 Age: 86y ?m ?d → Cause of death: influenza | |
Polly Bemis Birth Name: Polly Bemis • A Chinese American pioneer who lived in Idaho. She took in laundry from miners and ran a boarding house. Her story became a biographical novel, and was the subject of the 1991 film Thousand Pieces of Gold. Born: 1853, September 11 → Died: 1933, November 6 Age: 80y 01m 25d → Cause of death: myocarditis | |
Jim Bridger Birth Name: James Felix Bridger • Mountain man, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the western U.S. Born: 1804, March 17 → Died: 1881, July 17 Age: 77y 4m ?d → Cause of death: old age | |
Charles Goodnight Birth Name: Charles Goodnight • Cattle-driver; founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail; invented the chuck wagon Born: 1836, March 5 → Died: 1929, December 12 Age: 93y 9m 7d → Cause of death: old age | |
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Texas Jack Birth Name: John Baker Omohundro • Frontier scout, actor, and cowboy; first performer to do roping acts on stage Born: 1846, July 26 → Died: 1880, June 28 Age: 33y 11m 2d → Cause of death: pneumonia | |
Jedediah Smith Birth Name: Jedediah Strong Smith • Hunter, trapper, fur trader and explorer of the American West Coast Born: 1799, January 6 → Died: 1831, May 27 Age: 31y 4m 21d → Cause of death: shot by Comanche Indians | |
John Bozeman Birth Name: John Merin Bozeman • Pathfinder of the Bozeman Trail and founder of Bozeman, MT Born: 1837, ? ? → Died: 1867, April 20 Age: 30y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot by his partner | |
Wild Bill Hickok Birth Name: James Butler Hickok • Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman Born: 1837, May 27 → Died: 1876, August 2 Age: 39y 2m 6d → Cause of death: shot in the back of the head | |
Footnotes Note 1: Dalton brothers gang included George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant, Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers. Note 2: The Younger gang included Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette,and Bill Chadwell. — Not included are eastern pioneers, such as Daniel Boone, because they belong to, shall we say, the Old East. |
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First cause of death on each page
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1. | food poisoning (Jesse Chisholm) |
2. | pneumonia (Texas Jack) |
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Sorted by cause of death
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1. | food poisoning (Jesse Chisholm) |
2. | gangrene from a battle wound (Oliver Loving) |
3. | hanged by irate cattle men (Ella Watson) |
4. | heart attack (Kit Carson ) |
5. | influenza (Bose Ikard) |
6. | myocarditis (Polly Bemis) |
7. | old age (Jim Bridger) |
8. | old age (Charles Goodnight) |
9. | pneumonia (Texas Jack) |
10. | shot by Comanche Indians (Jedediah Smith ) |
11. | shot by his partner (John Bozeman) |
12. | shot in the back of the head (Wild Bill Hickok ) |
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